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• Debunking Heraldic Myth 
  
• A Mid-Sixteenth Century Grant of Arms
• Submissions that Never Were
• Yes, you too can write a letter of recommendation!
  
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  A Mid-Sixteenth Century Grant of Arms

Edited by Maister Iago ab Adam, Seagirt Pursuivant

The following is the wording from the grant of arms to Thomas Cathorne in 1553 by Thomas Hawley, Clarenceux King of Arms.  A picture of the original grant can be found in "The Art of Heraldry: Origins, Symbols and Designs" by Peter Gwynn-Jones (London, 1998), p. 76.  There is also an image of this grant online at: http://www.liripipe.com/sca/scribal/patent2.jpg

Editorial notes:
-    Numbers in square brackets [ ] indicate footnotes explaining the abbreviations used.

-    A / indicates the end of a line of text in the original document.

-    Numbers in round brackets ( ) are line numbers.

-    The original capitalization has been used as much as possible, but there are some letters (notably 'g', 'k', and 'h') where there is little difference between upper and lower case forms.  In placed where doubt exists
the letters have been rendered as lower case.

-    The upper case form of the letter representing both 'i' and 'j', although in the original appearing more like a 'J', has been rendered as 'I' throughout for ease of reading.

-    There is very little punctuation in the original; a slash (/) in line 12, and a pair of pen flourishes at the end of line 23.  Both of these have been rendered as periods.  Additional sentence breaks are most likely
intended in line 3 after 'gretyng', line 8 after 'tymber', line 18 after 'margent', line 19 after 'euermore', and line 21 after 'Armes'.

-    The last  two lines are written in a different hand (presumably that of Thomas Hawley).

Heraldic Notes (blazon starts in line 15):

-    The order of blazon is slightly different than the SCA standard.  We would give the blazon for this as 'Gules, on a fess engrailed between three calopus' heads erased argent horned Or three hawthorn sprigs proper.'

-    'Rasy' (line 16) = 'erased'

-    A 'Calopus' (spelled here 'caluppus' and 'Calippus') is a horned cat, the name being a combination of cat + antelope, which cants on the name 'Cathorne' (cat horne).

-    The hawthorn (spelled here 'hathorne') gives a second cant on the name.
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To all Nobles and Ientill[1] these pnte[2] lres[3] Redyng hering or seyng Thomas hawley al[4]s Clarencieulx /
principall herauld and king of armes of the Sowth East and West ptes[5] of this Realme of england /
 from the Ryuer of Trent Sowthward sendith dew and humble commendacion and gretyng Equyte /
willeth and reason ordeneth that men vertuous and of noble courage be by theire merytes and good /
(5)Renowme rewarded nat alonly theire psone[6] in this mortall lyfe so brief and transitory but also after /
them those that shalbe of theire bodyes desendid to be in all placys of honor with other renowmed accepted /
and taken by certeyne enseignes and demonstrauncys of honor and nobles that is to saye blason healme /
and tymber And Forasmuch as Thomas Cathorne of prendegast in the Countye of pembroke gentillma[7] /
is desendid of an auncyent howse beryng Armes he Neuertheles vncerteyn vnder what sorte and maner /
(10)his predecessors bore the same with the dew difference and nat willing to doo any thing that shuld be /
preiudiciall to any gentillman of name and of armes hath desyered me the saide Clarencieulx to ordeyne /
assigne and setfurth his saide Armes and Crest with the difference dew and lefull to be borne.  And  therfore I seing his Request so iust /
and resonable by th'auctoritie and power annexed attribued geuen and graunted to me and to my office of Clarencieulx kyng of Armes /
by expresse wordes vnder the great seale have ratifyed confirmed and setfurth for hym and his posteritie the Armes and Crest in maner /
(15)as herafter foloweth that is to saye geules on a Fesse engrailed siluer thre hathorne braunches in theire prop[8] couler betwene thre caluppus /
hedd[9] Rasy siluer horned golde upon his healme on a wreth gold and asur a Calippus standyng in his prop[8] couler horned gold holdyng /
in his right pawe a hathorne braunche leved vert budded siluer stalked sable manteled geules dobled siluer as more plainly apereth /
depicted in this margent To haue and to hold to the saide Thomas Cathorne he being at this pnte[2] tyme one of the gentillmen Vsshers /
to the Quenes Reall Matie[10] and to his posteritie and they hit to vse and enioye for euermore In wittnes wherof I the saide Clarencieulx /
(20)haue signed these pntes[11] with my hande and sete therunto the seale of my Armes with the seale of my office of Clarencieulx king of /
Armes yeuen and graunted at London the fifte daye of December in the firste yere of the Reigne of the Quenes Matie[10] owr sovereyne /
Mary by the grace of god Quene of England Fraunce and Ireland defendor of the faithe and of the Church of Englande and /
Ireland vnder Christe the Supreme hedd.

                                                Par moy Clarenculx Roy
                                                D'armes

[1] 'Ientill' with a final character like an 'e', but with the horizontal part extending back to the previous 'l' and the lower hook descending below the line of text, short for 'es'; so 'Ientilles'

[2] 'pnte' with a character like horizontally stretched 'c' shape with the tips slightly crossing above the 'pn', indicating a general abbreviation, in this case for 'presente'

[3] 'lres' with a line coming up from the 'r' and curving to the right over the rest of the word, another general abbreviation; 'lettres'

[4] 'als' with the stretched 'c' shape abbreviation mark like in (2) above the whole word; 'alias'

[5] 'ptes' but the tail of the 'p' curves to the left and makes a clockwise loop across itself, a standard abbreviation form usually for 'pre', 'per', or 'pro', but in this case the logical interpretation is 'partes'

[6] 'psone' with a 'p' like (5); 'persone'

[7] 'gentillma' with 'c' shaped abbreviation mark over the 'a', such a mark over an individual letter usually indicates an 'm' or 'n' following; so 'gentillman'

[8] 'prop' with a 'p' like (5); 'proper'

[9] 'hedd' with a final character like (1); 'heddes'

[10] 'Ma' followed by a superscript 'tie'; 'Majestie'

[11] 'pntes' with the 'c' shaped mark like in (2) over the 'pn'; 'presentes

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  Submissions that Never Were
by
The An Tir April 1st Stunt Heraldry and Hilarity Squad, 1999.

12. John Flusshe		Name and Device, New
	Or, a gurges throughout azure, a bordure sable and on a chief vert in dexter a cartouche fesswise argent. John is from Withycombe, E.G., The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 3rd ed., as a fairly common English 12th - 15th century. Flusshe is from Reaney & Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames header Flush, which coincidentally dates John Flusshe to c1405.  The cartouche, here, is onomatopoeic.

18. Theodore Geisel		Name and Device, New
	Argent, a pig gules within an orle of eggs vert. Theodore is in Withycombe, E.G., The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 3rd ed., with this spelling dated 602-690.  Geisel is under header spelling Geiseler in Bahlow's Deutsches Namenlexikon, dated 1363.

 

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Yes, you too can write a letter of recommendation!
Lady Beatrice Domenici della Campana
beatrice@antir.com

"We never get recognized in this area!"
 "The Royals don't care about what we're doing down (up) here!"

    If you have ever heard (or uttered) those statements, know that YOU and only YOU can do something about that particular problem.  Yes, this means you, no matter if you have no awards, just your AoA, or are the local Royal patron.
    The only way that the Royalty (either Kingdom or Principality) can know who has done what service/art/combat is if you tell them, and that means writing letters of recommendation.  I have never heard of a Royal who asked for fewer letters, or for people to stop sending so many.  I have heard of many, however, who literally begged for more letters.  Giving out goodies (awards and recognitions) is, for many Royals, the best part of the job, and the only way they can do that, and do it well, is with lots of letters from the populace.
    There are some wonderful 'handbooks' on how to write a letter of recommendation, and these can be found in many locations.  Here's my take on the matter:

• Start with a greeting, as formal as you can make it without feeling silly, to their Majesties and to their Royal Highnesses (if there are heirs), as well as to their Highnesses (if the person you are recommending is resident in a Principality).
• Next, tell the Royals who this person is (their full SCA and modern names), what award you want to recommend them for (check the OP to find out what they have already, please) where they live (mundane and SCA locations), any titles they hold, and any events you know they plan to attend.
• Then, talk about all the things that this person has done to deserve the award.  Be specific.  It is more useful to know "They worked gate at X, Y and Z events." than "I know they work lots of gate."  If you don't know the exact events, however, the latter is acceptable.  If this is an arts award, include your impressions of their crafts/arts, and any awards or contests they have entered and/or won.
• I like to include a summary of the person's name (include their highest title) and the award you're recommending them for.
• Close the letter, again, as formally as you can manage, and use your full name with title and alphabet soup.  Most Royals will not accept anonymous recommendations, and prefer to know the award status of the person writing the letter.

You may not recommend yourself for an award.  Separate letters work better than petitions with many signatures.  While you may, technically, recommend your significant other for an award, it is considered rather poor taste.  Should you choose to do so, make sure you indicate the nature of the relationship in the letter.
Please, put only ONE recommendation on each sheet of paper.  These letters are often filed for reference, as well as for the next set of Royalty, and it is difficult to file a letter which talks about two different people.
Each Reign has different standards for accepting letters, and you should check in the Crier, or on the Infoscroll (web page) to see if the current Royals have restrictions.  For this reign, the Royals are accepting recommendations via e-mail, a form on the Infoscroll, and the usual paper mail.  Some reigns prefer just e-mail, or just paper mail, and some even want calligraphed letters.  However, if you can't find out, anything is better than nothing.  Your best recourse if you don't know is to write a letter in a legible type font, print it, sign it, and send it to the address in the Crier.

Permission, yeah verily encouragement, is given to copy this page and share with any who might benefit from it.  For reprint permission, contact the author.

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The An Tir Order of Precedence and Roster is being updated and has information through September Crown last.  Find it online at http://www.antir.com/precedence  Lady Sonnet Manon is Dexter Gauntlet Herald now and receives email at op@antir.sca.org
Please support her fine work by checking the OP/Roster for yourself and your friends and sending her any needed information for corrections.  Remember, she cannot just know you've changed your name, you'll have to tell her.  There are a few holes, but with assistance from the heralds of An Tir, Lady Sonnet can fill those easily.  Don't forget to thank her for the work she's doing.  Her efforts are immense.

The October Lions Blood meeting will be held on Sunday, October 20th, 1pm, at the home of HL Eglentyne Merryweather, AEstel Herald, in River's Bend.  406 Quail Lane, Longview WA, 98632

Directions:  From I-5 take exit 36 Longview/SR 432 and head west to the exit for Truck Route/Hwy 432.  Take that exit and head south then west along 432 (watch the signs and stay on 432) until the junction with Hwy 4.  Turn right onto Hwy 4 and it's 1/2 mile down on the right hand side, in Heron Point.  There are signs.

The November Lions Blood meeting will be held on Sunday, November 17th, 1pm in the greater Portland area.

Meeting scheduling has gotten interesting lately because Lions Blood's husband has begun school and cannot travel as he used to.  Therefore, most meeting will be within easy reach of Portland until the term is over.  This does not preclude travel, it just makes distance traveling require more planning than usual.  If you'd like to host a Lions Blood meeting, please contact Teceangl and discuss arrangements.

FROM LIONS BLOOD HERALD

Greetings from Teceangl Lions Blood!
I know, I know, last month's IL proudly proclaimed itself the July Letter.  Phooey.

I've been trying to keep up with questions raised in commentary, but I know these last couple of ILs have been rushed and I might have missed something.  Please don't let it lie; if you have a question and you want an answer and I missed addressing it in the results from the IL where you asked, email me or ask again in a future LoC.  And remember, you can opine on anything in the ILs, including the way information is presented and the layout.  This is your tool and I can't make sure it's better unless you tell me what you want.

The Administrative Handbook of the College of Arms of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., online at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/admin.html and which should be in the possession of every branch herald, is unambiguous about documentation requirements.  Section IV.C.2. states:

2. Documentation - Documenting evidence must be included for all name elements and any non-standard armorial elements or practices. Such documentation must include references to specific pages and/or entries in the source material. Except for documentation from items in Appendix H (the No-Photocopy List), such documentation must include copies of cited source material.

Let's clarify.  "Copies" means pages with the information on them.  "Appendix H" is the list of only those sources that do not require copies.  ALL OTHER sources, including web pages, must be copied and sent along with submissions.  Laurel has ruled that web sites with URLs that begin "www.sca.org/heraldry/" do not require copies to be sent to Laurel.  The Academy of Saint Gabriel and The Medieval Names Archive have URLs that do not begin with www.sca.org/heraldry, therefore any documentation from those sites must be printed out and sent.  The whole article is required, not just the paragraph with the name.  It is important to know what culture, dates, locations, and other intricacies are involved in the documentation to know if it is appropriate to the submission in question.
Additionally, the Admin Handbook says "all name elements".  All.  Period.  Yes, even John and Elisabeth and Mary.  Why?  Because names must meet certain rules of consistency; linguistic, temporal, and plausibility.  John is a fine late-period English name, but it would not work in a Russian name, a Latin name, or a Mongolian name.  However, if documentation supports John in Russia, then the name might be registered in that form.  But without that information neither the An Tir College of Heralds nor the College of Arms can make that judgment.  So include documentation, include copies of relevant pages from books, include copies of the entire web page (if it's huge, contact me and I'll help), include the entire letter from the Academy of Saint Gabriel and the entire email from expert heralds.  Use a highlighter and pick out the important information.  Partial information serves no one, but by having all the needed facts at hand, the Colleges can happily process the submission and get the client what s/he wants.  And isn't that what we're here to do?
(Yes. I'm being irascible.  I'm also running out of toner from having to print out so much stuff I shouldn't have had to.)

Certain questions and conflict calls recently lead me to believe it's time for another run through of my favorite Rule, X.4.j. Changes to Charges on Charges.  I have a love-hate relationship with this Rule because it offers an easy out for charged ordinaries, but for charges on more complex charges it requires a re-read every time I apply it.  The basic text is fairly straightforward:

j. Changes to Charges on Charges - Changes to a group of charges placed entirely on other charges may create one clear difference.

No more than one clear difference can be obtained from changes to the same group of charges on other charges.

i. Making two or more visually significant changes to the same group of charges placed entirely on other charges is one clear difference.

So no matter what we do to charges on other charges (tertiary charge groups), we can get no more than one CD for the changes to that group.  Easy enough.  Remember that charges on the chief are a different charge group than charges on the bend and you're halfway there.
Now, what constitutes a change?  Reading through X.4.j. it says, "Changes of type, number, tincture, posture, or independent changes of arrangement may each count as one of the two changes. Generally such changes must affect the whole group of charges to be considered visually significant, since the size of these elements and their visual impact are considerably diminished."  So it seems that anything worth a CD for a charge on the field equals a change.  Right.  Changing tincture + number of a tertiary charge group = one CD.  Changing posture + tincture of a tertiary charge group = one CD.  Changing  type  + orientation of a tertiary charge group = one CD.  Any combination of two changes that get you a CD in the parts of X.4. above this Rule can get you a CD when applied to a tertiary charge group.

On to the part I love.  ii. In simple cases substantially changing the type of all of a group of identical charges placed entirely on other charges is one clear difference. Only the new submission is required to be a simple case in order to benefit from the following clauses.
    (Before we go any further, everyone repeat after me: "There is NO SUCH THING as 'simple armory'.  There is a definition of simple in X.2. and another completely different definition of simple in X.4.j.ii., but there is NO SUCH THING as `simple armory'."  Thank you.) 
    Note that in all cases the charged charge on the field must be an ordinary, a peripheral ordinary, or another suitable charge.  The Rule defines this requirement:  A charge is suitable for the purposes of this rule if (a) it it simple enough in outline to be voided, and (b) it is correctly drawn with an interior substantial enough to display easily recognizable charges.  So if you have a gules lion passant on a fess in the registered armory and a gules martlet on a fess in the submitted armory you get a CD for the changes to the tertiary charge group.  However, if you have a gules lion passant on a tower in the registered armory and a gules martlet on a tower in the submitted armory you do not get a CD because a tower is not an ordinary and is not simple enough in outline to be voided.
    I call it a bribe to use ordinaries and other good, period charges (delfs, lozenges, mullets of five points, etc.) in armory where the submitter really wants tertiary charges.

FROM THE COVER LETTER TO THE LOAR DATED JUNE 2002:
From Wreath: Daffodils
After reading the discussion provided by the College, it seems appropriate to rule that the daffodil, like the lotus, has no default posture. The posture of the flower should be blazoned explicitly, such as affronty or bell to chief. Daffodils addorsed are daffodils with the bells facing away from each other.
Daffodils are not slipped and leaved by default. The flower portion of the daffodil may be referred to either as a daffodil or as a daffodil blossom.

From Wreath: Palls, Shakeforks, and Couped Ordinaries
PRECEDENT: As a general rule, ordinaries couped will be given a CD from ordinaries throughout. This general rule does not apply to specific ordinaries for which evidence has been presented that the ordinary and its couped variant were used interchangeably in period. In accordance with RfS X.4.e, if a particular ordinary throughout and its couped variant are both found in period armory, but were not considered to be "separate [charges] in period", no difference will be granted between them. If the ordinary throughout, or its couped variant, were not found in period armory, then it will only "be considered different in type if its shape in normal depiction is significantly different" from the period form of the ordinary.

PRECEDENT: Because of the period evidence presented concerning pall variants and in light of RfS X.4.e, no difference will be given between the following four pall variants: the pall (throughout), the pall couped, the shakefork, and the pallium. Any of these four charges will be given a CD from a pall with a decidedly different end treatment, such as a pall fleury or a pall potent.

From Pelican: Some Issues Regarding the Lingua Anglica Allowance
In the November 2001 Cover Letter, I called for comments regarding aspects of the Lingua Anglica Allowance.
(Certain issues of the discussion in commentary have been removed from this section by Lions Blood.  Please see the cover letter for the full text.)
.... the fairest way address the current issues is to not count the use of the Lingua Anglica Allowance as a weirdness and to view it as the original language when examining the name for lingual mixes. This policy upholds the precedent

We have in the past returned such epithets as Fyrlocc, on the grounds that they didn't follow known period models for English bynames. However, given the recent documentation of Pyrsokomos "flame-hair" as a valid Greek epithet, we are now inclined to permit its lingua franca translation -- but only for names where the original Greek epithet would be acceptable. The submitter will have to demonstrate regular period interaction between Ireland and Greece before this name meets that criterion -- or else show the construction follows period English models. [Fiona Flamehair, R-An Tir, LoAR 05/93]

Similarly, there would be no weirdness for use of the byname of Saxony as a Lingua Anglica version of the German byname von Sachsen.

In the case of William of Saxony, this name would be considered a mix of the English William and the German von Sachsen. As mixing English and German in a name is registerable with a weirdness, this name has one weirdness for the lingual mix. Rendering von Sachsen as of Saxony via Lingua Anglica does not carry a weirdness. Therefore, this name has one weirdness and is registerable.

In the case of Wilhelm of Saxony, the name combines the German Wilhelm with the German byname von Sachsen. Rendering von Sachsen as of Saxony via Lingua Anglica does not carry a weirdness. Therefore, the name has no weirdnesses and is registerable.

In the case of Rhys of Saxony, this name combines the Welsh Rhys with the German byname von Sachsen. As mixing Welsh and German in a name is not registerable, this name is not registerable under the Lingua Anglica Allowance.

To quote Bruce's ruling again, this policy "seems to be the best compromise between the needs of authenticity and ease of use."  (March 28, 1993 Cover Letter (January 1993 LoAR), pp. 2-3).

From Pelican: Capitalization of Gaelic Particles: mac versus Mac
A submission this month raised discussion regarding whether capitalization of particles in Gaelic bynames carried a particular meaning or not. Given the amount of discussion and varying opinions, a clarification is in order.

Capitalization of name elements in period Gaelic documents was less consistent than it is now, but it was not completely random. Most sources that reference Irish Gaelic names use standardized transliteration rules for rendering Gaelic text. For example, John O'Donovan, Annals of Ireland, by the Four Masters, is a facing page translation. Each left-hand page is a transcription which preserves capitalization as it appears in the original work. Each right-hand page is a 19th C translation of the corresponding left-hand page. The examples listed below (with 19th C translations) are taken from the year 1400 (vol. 4). A period after a letter indicates a punctum delens (which looks like a dot that appears above the preceding letter). A punctum delens is usually transliterated as an h following the letter in question. For example, {m.} is transliterated as mh. The notation e represents a "long e" character. In some cases, it is transliterated as e. In other cases, it is transliterated as ea.

hoiberd mac Emainn mic hoiberd a burc ("Hubert, the son of Edmond, son of Hubert Burke", pp. 768-769)

cathbarr {m.}ág aon{g.}usa ("Caffar Magennis", pp. 768-769)

Con{c.}o{b.}ar mac Do{m.}naill mic néill {g.}air{b.}, mic aoda, mic do{m.}naill óicc uí {d.}o{m.}naill ("Conor, the son of Donnell, son of Niall Garv, son of Hugh, son of Donnell Oge O'Donnell", p. 770)

Modern transliteration standards render literal bynames with non-capitalized particles and family names with capitalized particles. For example, mac Néill would indicate that this man's father was named Niall, while Mac Néill would indicate that Mac Néill was his family name. In a period document, mac Néill could indicate that either that his father was named Niall or that his family name was Mac Néill.

FROM THE COVER LETTER TO THE LOAR DATED JULY 2002:

From Laurel: KWHS 2003
The 2003 Known World Heraldic Symposium will be hosted by the Barony of Three Rivers, Calontir (Saint Louis, Missouri), on the weekend of June 6-8, 2003.

From Wreath: Thanks
Well, a year has elapsed since current Team Laurel was warranted, and I wanted to extend some thanks to people who really deserve it. Thanks to Laurel, Pelican, and Laurel Clerk for their constant support. Thanks to the Laurel proofreading squad for contributions semantic, grammatic, and orthographic. And, of course, thanks to the commenters of the CoA for their research, insights, and considerable labors.
At this time, though, I'd particularly like to thank those who have been willing to serve as my personal staff. Thanks to those who have been willing to suffer through month after month of twelve-hour-long meetings, all the while contributing opinions, researching issues, finding precedents, locating possible visual conflicts, and getting much too familiar with three-hole-punch sheet reinforcers when filing. Thanks to those who have been willing to do "quick turn-around" research on issues too substantial to be resolved at the meeting, but which nonetheless had to be fully researched in the short time between the meeting and first pass proof. Heartfelt gratitude goes out to Áedán Mac Suíbne, Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme, Christopher Thomas, Ciaran Cluana Ferta, David of Moffat, Elisabeth de Rossignol, Francesca Testarossa de' Martini, Rafaella d'Allemtejo, Rouland Carre, Sebastian Sterne, and Teceangl Bach.

LoARs and cover letters are online at http://sca.org/heraldry/loar/

An Tir results from the LoAR dated June 2002 (see the LoAR for full text):
(typos might exist - only the LoAR itself is definitive; other than name, action and blazon, listings are paraphrased or abridged)

REGISTERED:

RETURNED:

An Tir results from the LoAR dated July 2002 (see the LoAR for full text):
(typos might exist - only the LoAR itself is definitive; other than name, action and blazon, listings are paraphrased or abridged)

REGISTERED:

RETURNED:

The following people were present at the July Lions Blood meeting or sent commentary: Meadhbha inghean Bhriain Mhuilleóir, Ercc mac Fitheal, Eglentyne Æstel, Sebastian Sterne, Ciaran Goutte de Sang, Teceangl Lions Blood, Marya Stepanova Kargashina, David Electrum, Christopher Red Tree, Francesca Dragon's Mist, Frederic Queue Forcheé, Ciar inghean uí Fhothaidh, Drogo the Forgetful, Antoinette, David of Spinning Winds, Wenyeva atte grene, Cnut of the Middle, Iago Seagirt, Elisabeth de Rossignol, A Sombra Pursuivant, Eirik Arbalest, and Gwenlian Catharne.

The following names and armory have been sent to Laurel (August LoI) --

NEW SUBMISSIONS: 

1.  Agnarr bjarnylr Ásvaldsson	(Aquaterra)	Name and Device, New
	Per pale dovetailed argent and azure, a wolf and a fox combatant each maintaining in forepaw an axe counterchanged The submitter will accept minor changes to the name.  The submitter desires a male name, and will allow the creation of a holding name. Agnarr is found in Geirr Bassi Haraldsson's The Old Norse Name, pg. 7. bjarnylr is in the same source on pg. 20 Asvald is on page 8 The -r to -s shift is cited from page 17.

2. An Tir, Kingdom of, for the North, Principality of		Branch Name, Appeal
Their previous submission of the same name was returned from kingdom in March 2002 for conflict with North, the, which has its own entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica and is defined as the part of the United States of America which opposed the Confederacy in the American Civil war. The appeal letter states: "The appeal of the return at kingdom of the proposed branch for the newest An Tir principality "The North" should be considered on the grounds that at the time of the return, Lions Blood was working from a draft copy of the revision of the Administrative Handbook of the College Of Arms of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. which was flawed. The final sentence of section III.A.5 Names of Significant Geographical Locations Outside the Society was missing from the working copy. This sentence reads: "Geographic locations willl generally be considered significant if they appear in standard references such as an encyclopedia. Generic descriptive names outside the Society will not be protected except where the name is immediately associated with a single significant location." Therefore, the real-world placename "North" should not be protected by the SCA College of Arms." The appeal is signed by the Seneschal, Guardian, and Principality Herald of the North.  Lions Blood prepared the letter of appeal.  Royal signatures for this branch name are on file with Lions Blood.

3. Anne d'Amboise	(Aquaterra)	Name, New
The submitter accepts minor changes and desires a French female name Anne is found in Withycombe, E.G., The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names 3rd Ed., under the header 'Ann, Anna , Anne, Annette, Annie' Anne is listed as the French from, with Anna dated to 1031-1060. Amboise is found as a header in Dauzat et Rostang's Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de leiux en France on pg. 14.

4.  Angelline d'Avallon	(Aquaterra)	Name and Device, New
	Argent a phoenix displayed head to sinister gules and a wolf rampant purpure The submitter accepts minor changes, cares most about the sound, and desires a female name with no requested time period or language/culture. Angelline  is cited from "Late Period Female Names from the South of France", by Talan Gwynek, http://www.s-gabirel.org/names/talan/latefrenchfem/. Avallon is cited from "French Names from Two Thirteenth Century Chronicles", by Arval Benicoeur, http://www.s-gabriel.org/arval/names/crusades/crusadesLieux.html. The construction of the byname is also found on this site. "Place names are used as surnames with the preposition de: de + Auberive =d'Auberive" . Hence d'Avallon.  Photocopies from both websites are included.

5.  Appoline d'Avignon	(Three Mountains)	Badge, New
	(Fieldless) In pale an iris conjoined with another vert flowered purpure. The submitter's name was registered in January 2002 via An Tir.

6.  Aquaterra, Barony of	(Aquaterra)	Badge, New
	Per pale wavy barry wavy argent and azure and vert. The branch name was registered in March of 1983. The form is signed by the Baron. This is meant to be a populace badge.

7.  Arnora inn harfagri	(Aquaterra)	Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Or a pegasus passant and a bordure potent vert. The submitter's name appears on the An Tir May 2002 LoI. Submitter's previous device, Or a unicornate pegasus passant and a bordure potent vert, was returned from kingdom in May 2002 for use of a disallowed charge, a unicornate Pegasus. The redraw solves this problem.

9. Ciarnait inghean Dhonngaile	(Aquaterra)	Name and Device, New
	Per pale Azure and Vert a wolfhound courant Or and on a chief Or three roses proper. The submitter desires a female name authentic for 12th to 14th century Irish, accepts any changes, and cares most about language/culture. All name elements cited from the Academy of Saint Gabriel Report 1700, http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?1700.  (photocopies are included). The report was generated for the submitter.  The report addresses a late-period Irish feminine name. Ciarnait is one of the forenames suggested in the report, cited from Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, and Fidelma Maguire's Irish Names. inghean Dhonngaile is the suggested patronymic for the daughter of Donnghal.

10.  Eden Kent	(Wyewood)	Name and Device, New
	Per pale argent and gules, a bat-winged rabbit rampant Or maintaining a radish proper The submitter accepts changes and desires a 16th century English female name. If the name must be changed she cares most about the sound. Eden is cited from Names and Naming Patterns in England 1538-1700, Scott Smith-Bannister, which dates the name to 1550-1559.  Photocopies are included. Kent is a header spelling in Reaney, P.H., and R.M Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames, pg 263, and dated to 1296 & 1524.  The radish is gules with vert leaves.

11. Eden Kent	(Wyewood)	Badge, New
	(Fieldless) a bat-winged rabbit rampant maintaining a radish Or. The submitter's name appears above.

12.  Effie Little	(False Isle)	Name and Device, New
	Or, a goose vair to sinister. The submitter will accept minor changes and allows a holding name.  She claims no preferences of language, culture, time period or gender. Effie is cited from http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/scottishfem/scottishfemlate.html under the header Eufemie, and dated to 1616. Some photocopies are included. Little is cited from "The Clan Little", http://www.Tartans.com/clans/Little/little.html, which states; "In 1398 Nicol Little was one of a group of knights and "squires" entrusted to supervise the repatriation of English prisoners across the border', and 'In 1426 Simon Litill became the 1st Laird of Meikledale being granted tenure of the lands in Ewesdale by James I, King of Scots."  Photocopies are included.  Tartan sources being what they are, supporting documentation for this byname would be greatly appreciated.

13. Eileen in Luch	(Dragon's Laire)	Name and Device, Resubmission to Laurel
	Gules, two knots argent, and on a pile inverted throughout embattled argent, a mouse sejant erect sable. The submitter desires a Irish feminine name and accepts changes. If the name must be changed she cares most about the meaning, which is stated to be "'Eileen' the Mouse".  Her previously submitted name, Eileen ingen Dubh-luchag was returned from Laurel in December 2001, for lack of evidence for the byname's intended meaning "daughter of shadow-mouse". Eileen is cited from Woulfe, Patrick, Irish Names and Surnames, pg 209.  "The name of the mother of Constantine; introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans." in Luch is cited from the May 2000 LoaR in which Crea in Luch was registered without comment . In the minutes of the Caid College of Heralds,  December 1999 http://www.sca-caid.org/herald/1999/min 9912.html, it is cited from Malcolm Maclennan's Gaelic Dictionary.  An excerpt of email from Talan Gwynek is also included; he states, "The Dictionary of the Irish Language Based  Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials has no instance of luch as a byname, but  it does mention one early instance of the word as a feminine personal name; this seems to me significantly to increase its plausibility as a byname … the one clear instance of an animal byname I've seen uses the definite article..."  Luch is also cited from both Pronouncing Gaelic-English Dictionary, Neil McAlpine, pg. 166, and Irish-English Dictionary, Patrick S. Dineen, pg 150. Photocopies of all references are included. Her previous device, Gules, on a pile inverted throughout argent a mouse sejant erect sable, was returned from Laurel on the same LoAR for conflict with Constance Caterine of Padua - Argent chapé gules, two catamounts sejant respectant sable. As chapé and a pile inverted are identical the only CD was for changes to the tertiary charge group.

16. Fionnghuala Friseil	(Aquaterra)	Badge, New
	Gules, on a fess sable, three roses argent seeded gules barbed vert. The submitter's name was registered in April 1996 via An Tir.  She would like assistance documenting this motif to period armory.  This badge is to be associated with the alternate name Elsbet Brunnen which appears on the An Tir Letter of Intent dated May 2002.

17. Genevieve de Bohun,       change from        Isolde the Nimble Fingered	(Blatha an Oir)	Name and Device, Change
	Ermine, Two quills in saltire gules. In chief sable three escallops argent The submitter allows minor changes and desires a feminine name. If the name must be changed, she cares most about language culture, which is unspecified, and requests a name authentic for an unspecified time period. Her previous name, Isolde the Nimble Fingered, registered December 1990, and device, Per pale sable and argent an escallop counterchanged, registered December 1990, are both to be released. Genevieve is cited from Lives of the Saints, Richard P. McBrien, pg 64, which says, "Genevieve, patron saint of Paris (ca. 422-ca.500)". de Bohun  is cited from The Plantagenet Encyclopedia, Elizabeth Hallum, pg. 33, which dates Bohun, Humphrey de, 8th earl of Hereford to 1276-1322. Photocopies are included for both sources. On the device, the field is ermine, the chief sable, the quills gules and the escallops argent.

19. Gregorio Cristovalez de la Vega	(Dragon's Mist)	Badge, New
	(Fieldless) A cross of Santiago Or, overall an escallop inverted gules The submitter's name appears on the August An Tir LoI

21.  Kilian van der Meer	(Aquaterra)	Name and Device, New
	Per bend sinister gules and azure a dragon sejant and an anchor Or. The submitter accepts minor changes and lists no preferences for gender, language/culture or time period. Kilian is cited from Bahlow, Hans, Deutsches Namenlexikon, pg. 279, under the header Kilian and dated to the 7th century. Meer (van der) is also cited from Bahlow, as a header on pg. 335.

24. Morgaine Somerset	(Aquaterra)	Device,  New
	Per pale gules and sable, a Brigid's cross argent The submitter's name was registered in June of 2001.

25. Morrigan Clubfoot	(Montengarde)	Name and Device,  New
	(No blazon was submitted - Marya supplied this one.) Vert, a scimitar and, in chief three hawk's bells Or. The submitter accepts any changes, and desires a "10th-15th century Irish or Scottish or Welsh – even English" name. No documentation was included with this submission.  An included letter asks that the College assist with finding a name with a similar sound and states that "Morgan is fine, for example."  The consulting herald says that the lady realizes she is grasping at straws, but wishes to not lose any opportunity to get a name as close to Morrigan as possible.

26. Pedro of Lincolnshire	(Wyewood)	Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Argent, a chevron vert between two bows and a deer's hoofprint gules. The submitter's name appears on the May 2002 An Tir LoI. His previous device of the same blazon was returned from kingdom in May 2002 for a combination of thin bows and a skinny chevron rendering the design difficult to discern. This resubmission addresses the problem by making the chevron 25% wider.

27. Rande Dakes	(Aquaterra)	Name and Device,  New
	Per bend sinister Or and Argent, a bend dancetty Sable, overall an Escarbuncle Gules The submitter accepts minor changes, cares most about the sound, and desires a male name. Rande is cited from Reaney, P.H., and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames, sub. Rand; Rande de Borham (1299). Dakes is cited from Reaney, P.H., and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames,, sub. Dakes.  No dates are given. (Lions Blood cannot find anything close to Dakes in R&W and requests the College do their best to help out here.)

29. Rodrigo Alfonso De Granada	(Stromgard)	Name and Device, New
	Vert, a Pale Or scorpion urinant sable, in dexter and sinister a crescent chiefwise argent The submitter accepts changes and desires a 15th century Spanish masculine name with equal importance to both language and timeperiod. Rodrigo is cited from "Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century" by Juliana de Luna online at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/isabella  It is also listed in "16th-century Spanish Men's Names" by Elsbeth Ann Roth online at http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/mnames.html Alfonso is also cited from "Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century", also "A Partial List of Leonese and Castillian Given Names 1050-1200" by Pedro de Alcazar at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/diego/reilly.html Granada is cited from "Foreign fighters in the war against Granada, 15th c", online at http://marianne.castillo.net/extranjeros_granada.html.  The site seems to be used to confirm the period existence of Granada. "This is a list of names of some foreign fighters who participated in the war against the Kingdom of Granada, on the Castillan side." Copies of all websites are included.

31. Valdis Osborne	(Aquaterra)	Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Azure, two lacing bobbins in saltire and on a chief triangular argent, a spider inverted azure. The submitter's name and badge appear on the May 2002 An Tir LoI. Her previously submitted device, Azure, two lacing bobbins bendwise sinister and on a quarter argent a spider inverted azure was returned from Kingdom in May 2002 for the use of a charged quarter causing the appearance of augmentation. This resubmission redesigns the device.

32. Valentino da Siena	(Midhaven)	Name and Device, New
	Per pale sable and or three labels couped in pale counterchanged The submitter accepts minor changes, cares most about the sound and language, and desires a 14th century Italian masculine name. Valentino is cited from "4300 Citizens of Pisa Swear to Maintian the Alliance with Siena, Pistoia, and Poggibonsi" online at http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/italia/pisani.html, which includes Valentinus, boctarius. The submitter states this to be the Latin form of Valentino. Siena is cited from "Mercator's Place Names of Italy in 1554" listed as a Town/City.  This article is online at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/maridonna/mercator/center.html.

34. Wenyeva atte grene	(Madrone)	Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Per chevron argent and vert, three beacons enflamed counterchanged The submitter's name appears on the August 2002 An Tir LoI. Her previously submitted device, Per chevron argent and vert two trees and a beacon counterchanged, was returned from Kingdom in August 2002 for conflict with Phillip of Ghent - Per chevron argent and vert two fir trees eradicated and a hawk stooping counterchanged. There is only one CD for change of charge type in the primary group as X.2. cannot apply between types of trees. This resubmission addresses that conflict.

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